VIP Class Notes (Li)

Read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: “The Family Begins to Starve”

Vocabulary

gamer – a person who plays games

gale – a very strong wind

ex. Anna will get blown away if a gale hits Shanghai.

source of income – where the money comes from

ex. The Buckets are starving because Mr Bucket lost his source of income.

ex. He needs to find another source of income or his family will starve.

miserable – unhappy, very sad

refuse – to say no

ex. Charlie refused to eat his mother’s slice of bread.

considerate – to think about others

exhaustion – to feel extremely tired

Charlie is trying to save his energy to prevent exhaustion.

Maybe sometimes he will start at 5 o’clock and play into 12 o’clock.

Sometimes he will start at 5 o’clock and play until 12 o’clock.

Get warm

Keep/Stay warm

To didn’t eat the supper and give it to Charlie.

They didn’t eat the supper/They saved up their supper and gave it to Charlie.

Charlie didn’t eat it and let his mum eat that piece of bread.

Charlie didn’t/refused to eat it and gave the bread back to his mum.

I will think about Charlie is Mr Wonka’s son.

It makes me think that Charlie is Mr Wonka’s son.

Because Charlie is very kind.

Chocolate the pet can eat.

Chocolate for pet.